Events by Ship:
Click here for Illness Outbreaks by Norwegian Spirit
| dd/mm/yy |
2008 |
Incident |
| 6.11.09 | Associated Press reports a Danish tourist died Friday, two days after being shot by robbers who tried to steal his camera while he visited a cemetery. Police said two suspected gang members had been arrested. The cruise passenger died at a hospital in Guatemala City, where he was flown after being wounded in the port city of Santo Tomas de Castillo. He went with another tourist on a paid tour to a nearby town Wednesday. On the way back, they asked the driver to stop at the cemetery so they could take pictures. They were approached by two young men who tried to steal their cameras, and the passenger was shot in a scuffle. Police spokesman Donald Gonzalez said two men, thought to be gang members because of the tattoos on their faces, were arrested. | Pax murdered on shore |
| dd/mm/yy |
2009 |
Incident |
| 31.5.08 |
The Daily
News reports on a couple who were on the ship in late April. A
woman says perverts turned her Bahamian cruise into a shipwreck,
opening her cabin door as she slept naked and grabbing her buttocks on
a dance floor. The article may be of interest to some. |
"Perverts ruined my cruise" |
| 25.5.08 |
While docking in NYC (Manhattan) the ship apparently took a
turn too wide and rammed into Pier 90 at 50th St.
and 12th Ave. No one on board was injured. The city Buildings
Department said the accident damaged beams supporting
upper-level parking lots. There is need for reinforcements to be bult,
but there's appparently no danger of a collapse. |
Collision with pier |
| 18.3.08 |
A 44 year old woman fell 65 feet to her death during a zip line ride through the jungle on the Caribbean island of Roatan. She was riding along a steel wire hung between trees in the jungle when either a harness holding her broke or the line snapped -- she and another person (a worker) had both fallen. She was taken to a private clinic on the island, then transferred to a hospital in the mainland city of San Pedro Sula, where she died on Wednesday. The excursion was reportedly at Gumbalimba Park. | Fatal accident on shore
excursion |
| dd/mm/yy |
2007 |
Incident |
| 20.12.07 |
From a passenger: I'm supposed to leave on the NCL
Spirit on the 23rd -- the engine is still a problem and they are
cutting a
port (1 of 4), no refunds and customer service was very rude. Did not
let us know of problem until the 20th. I'm pretty ticked -- we could
have at least been notified ahead of time to get money back .. the port
that was cancelled was the reason why I signed up. Another
passenger, on the December 16 cruise, reports there was an illness
outbreak on the cruise (at least 15 people were quarantined in their
rooms) and there were problems with service and attitude. |
Engine problems |
| 15.12.07 |
From a passenger: There was a small fire in the engine room at around 8:45PM as the ship headed back to New Orleans. The ship was about 140 nautical miles south of New Orleans. The ship was adrift for about 15 minutes as all engines were shut down. The engine shut down caused severe cavitation and “code bravo to the engine room” was announced. Smoke was seen coming from below the smoke stack which smelled like burnt oil. The emergency signal was given but was reported to be a false alarm 1-2 minutes later at which time they announced that there was a small fire and it was under control. About 5 minutes later it was announced that the fire was completely out and we would arrive in New Orleans as scheduled. | Fire |
| 22.9.07 |
The ship's departure from New York City was delayed 3 hours
following a bomb threat called into 911 -- the call was determined to
be a hoax. The ship was departing on a one-night cruise to
nowher,. |
Bomb Threat |
| dd/mm/yy |
2006 |
Incident |
| 29.10.06 |
A passenger disembarking today wrote describing an
infestation of bed bugs on this 10 day cruise beginning and ending in
NYC, 19 - 29 October. The full text of
the passenger's message can be accessed here. |
Bed Bugs |
| 28.10.06 |
From a passenger: At approximately 7pm, as i left my room on deck 4 and hit the elevator button, approx 6 crew members exited elevator with woman on stretcher with neck brace on. Word later from crew was that due to high seas (15-25 ft) tables and approx 10 people fell on deck 12 Italian restaurant causing multiple injuries. We experienced rough seas and gale force winds on oct 28 -- "what an experience". This was on the last leg of the 10 day cruise, sailing from Tortola (26 Oct) to New York (29 Oct). | High Seas / Injuries |
| 19.1.06 |
Both WABC and WCBS reported that passsengers returning from
a southern Caribbean cruise complained about heavy seas and a series of
high waves -- some as high as 50 feet -- during the leg from Tortola to
New York. Several windows were smashed and 11 cabins were
flooded. Passengers had to be relocated and those in cabins most
effected were offered a free cruise in the future, if they want
it. Here is a
QuickTime video (9 MB, so slow to load) of the seas taken an hour
before waves broke through that cabin's window. |
Storm at Sea |
| dd/mm/yy |
2005 |
Incident |
| 5.7.05 |
A passenger reports that the ship collided with the pier as
it docked at Juneau, breaking out windows in 3 or 4 rooms and making a
large dent in the side. Passengers in the room affected were
relocated to other accommodations because of the damage, and were given
both an onboard credit and a discount on a future cruise. |
Collision with dock |
| dd/mm/yy |
Outbreaks |
| 30.10.09 | The CDC reports 9 of 965 (0.93%) crew and 73 of 1991 (3.66%) passengers had reported ill with gastrointestinal illness on a 16 day cruise ending November 8 in New Orleans. |
| 13.1.08 |
The ship reported 4
(0.42%)
crew and 67 (3.18%) passengers
had
reported ill on a cruise to/from New Orleans. |